49 min

What is UX? An Intro to User Experience Design The Overlap

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What is UX? An intro to User Experience (No, UX is not UI)
What is User Experience? How is it different from User Interface design? What if all buttons were now alpacas?

In this episode, we introduce the field of UX design and some of the basic principles you should know to design and develop great experiences. 

We discuss the fundamentals of good UX: Usability, accessibility, desirability, findability, credibility, the importance of following established patterns...and when to break the rules.
Questions? Email us
theoverlappodcast@gmail.com
Tweet us @lovelettersco or @mistertrost
For more episodes + show notes, visit
overlappodcast.com
Resources
https://lawsofux.com/
https://theblog.adobe.com/15-rules-every-ux-designer-know/
https://uxplanet.org/golden-rules-of-user-interface-design-19282aeb06b
https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-experience.html
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature
Aesthetic usability effect: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/aesthetic-usability-effect/
Design thinking: https://www.atlassian.com/team-playbook/plays
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/

What is UX? An intro to User Experience (No, UX is not UI)
What is User Experience? How is it different from User Interface design? What if all buttons were now alpacas?

In this episode, we introduce the field of UX design and some of the basic principles you should know to design and develop great experiences. 

We discuss the fundamentals of good UX: Usability, accessibility, desirability, findability, credibility, the importance of following established patterns...and when to break the rules.
Questions? Email us
theoverlappodcast@gmail.com
Tweet us @lovelettersco or @mistertrost
For more episodes + show notes, visit
overlappodcast.com
Resources
https://lawsofux.com/
https://theblog.adobe.com/15-rules-every-ux-designer-know/
https://uxplanet.org/golden-rules-of-user-interface-design-19282aeb06b
https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-experience.html
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature
Aesthetic usability effect: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/aesthetic-usability-effect/
Design thinking: https://www.atlassian.com/team-playbook/plays
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/

49 min